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What forms nitrophenols?
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Red-colored complexes with silver
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Red-colored complexes with copper
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Red-colored complexes with mercury
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yellow-colored complexes with copper
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Taxonomy of Prokaryotes Hydrolysis of the bond frees the nitrophenol, which is detected by its yellow colour.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nitrophenols are not released from natural sources, but instead are manufactured and used in production of dyes, rubber, photographic chemicals, medicines, pesticides, and fungicides (chemicals used to kill fungus, like mold).
Detailed explanation-3: -Red color is present in the visible spectrum and has a longer wavelength compared to other colors, this phenomenon is called the red shift. In an alkaline medium, p-nitrophenol shows red shift since the negatively charged oxygen molecules delocalise effectively compared to the unshared electron pair.
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